About Rhonda Hurwitz

Rhonda Hurwitz is a content strategist and marketing consultant who helps mid-sized businesses develop more effective online strategies. @rhondahurwitz on Twitter, and on Forbes.com: http://blogs.forbes.com/people/rhondahurwitz/

Law firms have been slow to adopt blogs and social media, despite good evidience of its effectiveness! In-house counsel increasingly use social media to award business, and non-participation is a competitive disadvantage. What are you waiting for? Continue reading →

In one of those serendipitous moments, I met fellow marketer and food blogger Mary Pisarkiewicz while teaching a class on Digital Marketing Strategy last month, as part of the National Minority Business Council’s Executive Management Program. My ears perked up right … Continue reading →

On Valentine’s Day, It’s nice to recognize all the relationships that foster love and positive energy in our lives. For many, those relationships exist online through the content we write, read, and share, which is why I’m excited to talk … Continue reading →

Here’s a list of online marketing trends I put together for a panel discussion on 2013 Social Media Trends. My co-panelists, Stephanie Schwab and Ellen Gerstein, will no doubt have other insights — and I can’t wait to hear them. … Continue reading →

Who doesn’t love a cute photo or funny image on the social web? According to Hubspot’s latest research, Facebook photo posts get 53% more “likes”, 104% more comments, and links on these posts get 84% more clicks. Instagram and Pinterest … Continue reading →

I’ve hit a blogging dry spell lately. An editorial calendar is supposed to kick in at times like these … but how to gain enthusiasm for those “same old” topics? When you can’t think of anything new to add to … Continue reading →

What inspires people to set big goals and see them through? In college, Evan Mittman learned that he was losing his sight, and set an audacious goal: curing blindness. That was the easy part …Continue reading →

If you were asked to calculate social media ROI, could you? When it comes to social media, what starts with hello, can grow into a trusted relationship and result in revenue … but how to connect the dots?Continue reading →

Being off the grid for most of August made me wonder what news I missed … but a quick glance at Mashable tells me I probably don’t have to worry. Plus: thoughts on investing in yourself, and an invitation for next year to come join me at a marketing conference you won’t want to miss. Continue reading →